LEICESTER, England (AP) — Leicester striker Jamie Vardy was ruled out Thursday for up to a month because of a hamstring problem, intensifying the team’s injury crisis. It leaves Leicester with a striker shortage with Patson Daka also injured and Kelechi Iheanacho set to depart for the African Cup of Nations next week. At least
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Andrew wasn’t on trial in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case but her conviction is bad news for the man who is ninth in line to the British throne. With the conclusion of the Maxwell case, attention will now turn to a U.S. civil suit in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard couldn’t wait to get back to work Thursday. He has even bigger plans for Sunday. Less than three hours after team officials activated the two-time All-Pro and two other starters from the reserve/COVID-19 list, Leonard explained how difficult it was to miss Saturday’s game at Arizona
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As you pack away your holiday decorations, you have options for recycling your Christmas tree — and lights as well.
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer In 2021, it was as if a century’s worth of issues fell on college sports all at once. Lawmakers took aim at the NCAA, undercutting its ability to govern. The Supreme Court issued a scathing rebuke of the so-called collegiate model. A new era of athlete empowerment
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Enough already! Can we call it a wrap on 2021? As if this year hasn’t been challenging enough, it’s leaving us with one more parting shot — a Champagne shortage. Revelers looking forward to cheering in 2022 with a favorite bubbly should brace for possible disappointment — especially if you
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Criaturas parecidas a los camarones, un dinosaurio extinto llamado “garza del infierno” y escarabajos de colores se encuentran entre las 552 nuevas especies descritas este año por los científicos del Museo de Historia Natural de Londres. A causa de la pandemia, los investigadores no pudieron viajar a sitios internacionales ni visitar
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Nic Robertson, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s virtual meeting with foreign ministers about the Omicron coronavirus variant last week included the ministers from both Saudi Arabia and Israel, a rare instance where the two countries who do not have formal diplomatic relations participated in the same call. A readout
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities say a roadside bomb exploded outside a college in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing four people and wounding 15, mostly passers-by. Police say Thursday’s attack happened outside the Science College in the city, which is the capital of Baluchistan province. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has held Teva Pharmaceuticals responsible for contributing to the opioid crisis. Jurors delivered their verdict Thursday in a sweeping lawsuit filed by New York state and joined by two Long Island counties. The Suffolk County jury found the company played a role in furthering
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has held Teva Pharmaceuticals responsible for contributing to the opioid crisis. Jurors delivered their verdict Thursday in a sweeping lawsuit filed by New York state and joined by two Long Island counties. The Suffolk County jury found the company played a role in furthering
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY HOROWITZ Associated Press TEL AVIV (AP) — Israel has approved a fourth vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to COVID-19, becoming one of the first countries to do so as it braces for a wave of infections fueled by the omicron variant. The director general of the Health Ministry announced the decision at
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The lead lawyer in the lawsuit that forced Washington state to revamp public school funding has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a small district, saying the state is failing students due to the poor condition of school buildings. The Seattle Times reports attorney Tom Ahearne is representing the Wahkiakum School District.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The lead lawyer in the lawsuit that forced Washington state to revamp public school funding has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a small district, saying the state is failing students due to the poor condition of school buildings. The Seattle Times reports attorney Tom Ahearne is representing the Wahkiakum School District.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The lead lawyer in the lawsuit that forced Washington state to revamp public school funding has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a small district, saying the state is failing students due to the poor condition of school buildings. The Seattle Times reports attorney Tom Ahearne is representing the Wahkiakum School District.
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN By Chloe Melas, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has plenty of reasons to toast 2021 with some Teremana. He produced and starred in two hit films, “Jungle Cruise” and “Red Notice,” debuted his biographical sitcom “Young Rock,” saw unprecedented sales growth with his Teremana tequila, and became the most followed American man on
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general says a small town’s police department has operated in a way that led to discrimination against African Americans and violated their constitutional rights. Attorney General Mark Herring filed the lawsuit Thursday against the town of Windsor. The court action comes after a monthslong
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a man on death row for the killings of two people near Cache in 2009. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Thursday that the land in southwest Oklahoma where the murders were
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Two of the world’s biggest chipmakers are warning that Covid-19 outbreaks and stringent lockdowns in a major Chinese industrial hub are hampering their operations. Samsung and Micron said this week that they’ve had to adjust operations in the northwestern city of Xi’an, which is experiencing one of China’s
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer At-home COVID-19 tests are able to detect the omicron variant, but U.S. health officials say early data suggests they may be less sensitive at picking it up. Government recommendations for using the tests haven’t changed. People should continue to use at-home tests when a quick result is important.
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